so i usually watch a movie or show through either dvd or my external harddrive daily, and the videos would freeze up once then continue playing flawlessly, now the videos stop every few second freeze for about 30 seconds (audio still going)then continue playing. It makes it impossible to watch. I use either smplayer or xine, both freeze.
I have Opensuse 11.2 and my GeForce 6100 nForce graphics card installed correctly i believe. Anyone that can help ?
Anytime I had such an issue, I would think about running the System Monitor (System > Monitor > System Monitor) which runs the program ksysguard. It can tell you total CPU usage but also the amount of CPU time consumed by all loaded programs, looking for something really high. Can we assume you are using the nVidia binary driver?
what output video mode you have selected in this application ? Note sometimes “xvideo” (or “xv” ) gives better output video performance than “x11” and that is selectable in one’s multimedia application
whether you have special desktop effects enabled ? Disabling them (if enabled) can often improve video performance.
I am using 11.2 Gnome, xine, or smplayer i use for application of either dvd or .avi format. I didn’t know i can change the output of what the application mode should be i will try that. I do have desktop effects enabled maybe i will try to disable them and my graphics card is GeForce 6100 nForce graphics card.
jdmcdaniel3 I havn’t tried system monitor. I am a bit confused on how that will tell me what might be causing the problem. Does it make logs? or will i have to be watching that while the video is going?
If videos have worked well at an earlier date (even with desktop effects) and this is a new phenomenon, then you should try and think about what you have changed.
The graphics driver is the most likely culprit, depending if you installed one and how. You will generally need to re-install such after a kernel update.
Disabling desktop effects makes a big difference, not so much when things are idle, but it makes MOST a difference when an application such as a video player is playing.